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Woman dedicates life to elderly residents
(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-01-16 10:43

A 58-year-old woman has been lovingly caring for 29 heirless elderly residents in Qionghai, Hainan province, for seven years.

Fan Julan treats the senior citizens even better than her own parents ever since she became the only worker at a local home for the aged.

Everyday, she cooks, washes and cleans the home. She also serves them meals at bedside.

Fan said she become deeply attached to her "fathers and mothers" during the time she's spent with them.

Fan's husband and children all support her work. Fan said she would never dump her "parents" unless she was unable to work.